Cost of living comparison
If you lived in The Valley instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
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